Les Etoiles de Boulbinet was the first group that introduced a new wave in semi-traditional
music in Guinea. Although not very well-known yet outside of the country, they are loved among Guineans for their music with
lots of percussion and appealing lyrics in French and Sousou. The music is based on the folkore mainly from the coastal
region.

Under the leadership of Papa Yan's, they recorded a first album « Wâa Mali »
in 1997 in Abidjan. It was an instant success.
Established in a neighbourhood "Petit Port" of Boulbinet, in the Kaloum municipality of the capital Conakry,
they released several cassettes since, « Garafiri Barage » in 2000, and
« Controlez » in 2004, produced by Boncana Maiga. It was said that this third album
would come out on CD, but this has not been realised.
In recent years, competing bands have been created, the most famous being Les Espoirs de Coronthie,
but in 2007, a
new Boulbinet album will be released to accompany their 10 years of existence.